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Elijah Boardman

Ralph Earl American
1789
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 703
Earl dipinse il mercante di stoffe Elijah Boardman, elegantemente vestito, nel suo negozio di New Milford, in Connecticut. L’artista coglie lo spirito imprenditoriale del personaggio descrivendolo in maniera non tradizionale: il mercante di campagna sta in piedi accanto al banco della contabilità dal piano di feltro, nel suo elegante negozio, mentre dalla porta aperta del ripostiglio si intravedono rotoli di costose stoffe importate che attirano l’attenzione. Il senso degli affari di Boardman si nutre di una vasta conoscenza, indicata dai libri sulle mensole del banco. Grazie all’attenzione dedicata da Earl nel ritrarre l’elegante abbigliamento di Boardman e lo sguardo diretto e accattivante, il ritratto rappresenta un’ottima pubblicità sia per il committente che per il pittore.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titolo: Elijah Boardman
  • Artista: Ralph Earl, Americano, 1751-1801
  • Data: 1789
  • Materiale e tecnica: Olio su tela
  • Dimensioni: 210,8 x 129,5 cm
  • Crediti: Lascito di Susan W. Tyler, 1979
  • Numero d'inventario: 1979.395
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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